wyszukanych pozycji: 29
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State of the World 2008: Ideas and Opportunities for Sustainable Economies
ISBN: 9781844074983 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Suggests that something huge and even revolutionary is struggling to be born as policymakers, business leaders and others around the globe create the architecture of sustainable economies. This book includes chapters on renewable energy, innovations in clean production, commons resources, trade policy, and finance for sustainability.
Suggests that something huge and even revolutionary is struggling to be born as policymakers, business leaders and others around the globe create the ...
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123,40 |
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Vital Signs Volume 22: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future
ISBN: 9781610916721 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. What we make and buy is a major indicator of society s collective priorities. Among twenty-four key trends, Vital Signs Volume 22 explores significant global patterns in production and consumption. The result is a fascinating snapshot of how we invest our resources and the implications for the world s well-being.
The book examines developments in six main areas: energy, environment and climate, transportation, food and agriculture, global economy and resources, and population and society. Readers will learn how aquaculture is making gains on wild fish catches, where high speed... What we make and buy is a major indicator of society s collective priorities. Among twenty-four key trends, Vital Signs Volume 22 explores sign...
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129,94 |
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State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures from Consumerism to Sustainability
ISBN: 9781138159174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Many of the environmental and social problems we face today are symptoms of a deeper systemic failing: a dominant cultural paradigm that encourages living in ways that are often directly counter to the realities of a finite planet. This paradigm, typically referred to as 'consumerism, ' has already spread to cultures around the world and has led to consumption levels that are vastly unsustainable. If this pattern spreads further there will be little possibility of solving climate change or other environmental problems that are poised to dramatically disrupt human civilization. It will take a...
Many of the environmental and social problems we face today are symptoms of a deeper systemic failing: a dominant cultural paradigm that encourages li...
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765,33 |
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Vital Signs 2001-2002 : The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future
ISBN: 9781853838323 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This annual volume from the Worldwatch Institute discusses 45 "vital signs" of our times, distilled from thousands of government, industrial and scientific sources. It allows readers to track key indicators that show social, economic and environmental prog
This annual volume from the Worldwatch Institute discusses 45 "vital signs" of our times, distilled from thousands of government, industrial and scien...
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143,15 |
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Biofuels for Transport: Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Energy and Agriculture
ISBN: 9781138964693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The world is on the verge of an unprecedented increase in the production and use of biofuels for transport. The combination of rising oil prices, issues of security, climate instability and pollution, deepening poverty in rural and agricultural areas, and a host of improved technologies, is propelling governments to enact powerful incentives for the use of these fuels, which is in turn sparking investment. Biofuels for Transport is a unique and comprehensive assessment of the opportunities and risks of the large-scale production of biofuels. The book demystifies complex questions and...
The world is on the verge of an unprecedented increase in the production and use of biofuels for transport. The combination of rising oil prices, issu...
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157,95 |
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Vital Signs 2005-2006: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future
ISBN: 9781844072736 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This annual volume from the Worldwatch Institute gives prominence to key trends that too often escape the attention of the news media, world leaders and economic experts.
This annual volume from the Worldwatch Institute gives prominence to key trends that too often escape the attention of the news media, world leaders a...
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State of the World 2015: Confronting Hidden Threats to Sustainability
ISBN: 9781610916103 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Food insecurity, financial assets drained of value by environmental damage, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable global system. In State of the World 2015, the flagship publication of The Worldwatch Institute, experts explore hidden threats to sustainability and how to address them. How will nations deal with migration as climate change refugees cross borders in order to...
We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Food inse...
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155,93 |
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State of the World: Innovations That Nourish the Planet (2011)
ISBN: 9780393338805 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Written in clear, concise language, with easy-to-read charts and tables, State of the World 2011, produced with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, provides a practical vision of the innovations that will allow billions of people to feed themselves, while restoring rural economies, creating livelihoods, and sustaining the natural resource base on which agriculture depends.
Written in clear, concise language, with easy-to-read charts and tables, State of the World 2011, produced with support from the Bill and Mel...
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157,09 |
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State of the World: An Urban Future (2007)
ISBN: 9780393329230 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Written in clear and concise language, with easy-to-read charts and tables, State of the World 2007 presents a view of our changing world that we, and our leaders, cannot afford to ignore.
Written in clear and concise language, with easy-to-read charts and tables, State of the World 2007 presents a view of our changing world that ...
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114,93 |